The correct use of the names Synedra Ehrenberg and Catacombas Williams & Round, a note on the name ‘Hystrix Bory 1822’, and some suggestions how to tackle the taxonomic relationships of Synedra
Williams, D.M.; Karthick, B. (2021). The correct use of the names Synedra Ehrenberg and Catacombas Williams & Round, a note on the name ‘Hystrix Bory 1822’, and some suggestions how to tackle the taxonomic relationships of Synedra. Diatom Research 36(2): 107-118. https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0269249x.2021.1880974 In: Diatom Research. Taylor & Francis: Bristol Avon. ISSN 0269-249X; e-ISSN 2159-8347, more |  |
| Keywords | Catacombas D.M. Williams & F.E. Round, 1986 [WoRMS]; Hystrix Redi in Claparède, 1868 [WoRMS]; Synedra C.G. Ehrenberg, 1830 [WoRMS]
Marine/Coastal | | Author keywords | Synedra; Catacombas; monophyly; classification |
| Authors | | Top | - Williams, D.M.
- Karthick, B., more
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| Abstract | The genus name Synedra should now be used only for a group of marine species previously included in Catacombas, the latter name becoming a junior synonym. From a purely nomenclatural point of view, as numerous names remain in Synedra when they clearly do not belong there, a problem exists in how to treat those names. Two suggestions are made. One might explore existing names and their associated data; or one may treat the matter as a scientific problem, the problem of taxon relationships at various levels in the taxonomic hierarchy (genus, family, order, etc.), and explore the issue via systematic treatment of groups of species from the point of view of their monophyly. Monophyletic classifications at all ranks and supported by evidence (characters) allows a more scientific approach to understanding the relationships among various groups of species. |
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